Community Living

Making WashU a New Home

Moving away from family, friends and community, even if it’s just down the street, is an adjustment. And each additional year away brings new opportunity and challenges. Feel confident in making WashU a home and keeping it a home all four years.

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Living on campus? Living off campus? Wherever you live as a WashU student, the office of Residential Life has much more to offer than room and board.

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Residential Life

It’s the starting place for new students. It’s home base for returning students. It’s a hub of academic activity and programs. It’s ResLife!

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for graduate and professional students

  • Off-Campus Housing

    Resources to assist in the search for campus-owned and St. Louis-located housing.

  • Child Day Care Subsidy

    Helps financially stressed PhD student families meet the costs of child day care tuition at licensed facilities.

  • The Graduate Center

    The Graduate Center offers dedicated spaces, programming, resources and more for graduate and professional students at WashU.

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Halfway to Graduation Celebration

A party to commemorate the sophomore class reaching the halfway-mark of their undergraduate journeys, this serves as the final event of the Sophomore Experience.

Hazing: Information and Reporting

We all can assume responsibility to ensure that our campus is safe and violence-free.

Health Care and Insurance for International Students

Read the guide to health insurance in the U.S. for international students during their time at WashU.

Health Emergencies and Crises

In the course of your college career, you may find yourself in a situation where someone’s health is in danger. Here's what you need to know.

Health Promotion Services

Health Promotion Services works to help you build healthy decision making skills, reduce risk, and take care of yourself and your friends.

Hitzeman, Hurd and Myers Residential Community

Learn about HIG - Hitzeman, Hurd and Myers Residential College - one of the residential colleges for first and second year students.

Housekeeping Request Form

Submit this form for all nonemergency housekeeping requests in Residential Life housing.

Housing Application for Continuing Students

Learn the application process and explore some of the housing options for continuing students.

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